The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Band 3

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Seite 167 Lee's legion, the regular battalion of infantry under col. Howard, the cavalry under
col. Washington, and a small corps of Virginia riflemen under major Campbell,
amounting to about 700 men, the flower of the southern American array. Gen.

Seite 170 Tarleton with the British legion was detached from Hillsborough across the Haw-
river, to maj. ... The same day Lee's legion and Pickens's militia joined the main
body of American light-infantry, which was now considerably reinforced by ...

Seite 172 Howard ; after that Lee's legion, infantry and cavalry. Campbell and Washington
filed off about half a mile from the mill, crossed and rejoined the rest on the other
side of the creek. CoL Webster, with about 1000 British infantry, attacked the ...

Seite 173 His force consisted of Huger's brigade of Virginia continentals, 778 present and fit
for duty ; of Williams's Maryland brigade and Delaware* 630 ; and of the infantry
of Lee's partizan legion S2 — total of continental regulars 1490 ; besides these ...

Seite 174 By, this, Greene's design of attacking Jus lordship was anticipated, About three
miles horn the Amerc- .canarmy, the British advance guard under Tarleton fell in
with Lee's legion, Cambell.and Lynch 's riflemen, Lee's dragoorur- killed about 50
...

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Seite 10 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source; and from its source directly North to the aforesaid Highlands, which divide the Rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...

Seite 10 - Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, so long as the same shall remain unsettled ; but so soon as the same or either of them shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such settlement, without a previous agreement for that purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors, or possessors of the ground.

Seite 1 - Nor can any man, who acknowledges the being of a God, be justly deprived or abridged of any civil right as a citizen, on account of his religious sentiments or peculiar mode of religious worship...

Seite 5 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping.

Seite 5 - ... war. Called upon by your country to defend its invaded rights, you accepted the sacred charge before it had formed alliances, and whilst it was without funds or a government to support you. You have conducted the great military contest with wisdom and fortitude, invariably regarding the rights of the civil power through all disasters and changes.

Seite 1 - ... nor can any man be justly deprived or abridged of any civil right as a citizen, on account of his religious sentiments or peculiar mode of religious worship ; and that no authority can or ought to be vested in, or assumed by, any power whatever, that shall in any case interfere with, or in any manner control, the rights of conscience in the free exercise of religious worship.

Seite 6 - Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain...